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Another postcard from an allegedly overheated world

The weather’s not the only thing cold at the B.C. Wildlife Park this month.

Attendance is down approximately 60 per cent from last year during the local zoo’s December Wildlights festival.

And blame rests squarely on Jack Frost’s shoulders, said park business and development manager John Stark.

“Our attendance is substantially down because of the intense cold,” Stark said, noting 3,000 fewer visitors have attended this year’s event to date, compared to last year.

“There’s no doubt about it — it’s bitterly cold.”

Sub-zero temperatures have also caused some more physical problems around the park since the festival kicked off on Dec. 12 — the same day as the recent cold snap in the Thompson Valley.

Outdoor bathrooms have frozen, generators that power the lights are difficult to start and the train tour has had to be cancelled twice because operators couldn’t get the engine going.